Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia

College
Harvard College, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1986

Medical School
University of Virginia, 1990

Residency Program
Otolaryngology, University of Virginia Medical Center

Fellowship: Location
University of Illinois at Chicago

Fellowship: Area of Concentration
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Board Certified
Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
1997

Other Faculty Appointments
VA Hospital
Radnor

Areas of Expertise
Facial plastics
Sinus
Rhinoplasty
Aging face (facelift, laser resurfacing, browlift, cosmetic eyelid surgery)
Otoplasty
Botox
Microdermabrasion/Power peels

Areas of Special Interest
Rhinoplasty/nasal sculpting
Minimally invasive facial rejuvenation surgery, including endoscopic facial surgery

Current Research Interests
Technological development of surgical instruments for minimally invasive facial plastic surgery
Revision nasal surgery using various nasal grafts

Positions Held in Major Societies (Past & Present)
Member:
    American College of Surgeons
    American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    Philadelphia Society of Facial Plastic Surgery
    Resource Development Committee of AAFPRS
Co-Editor-in-Chief of Facial Plastic Surgery (International Journal of Facial Plastic Surgery, official journal of the European Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)

Research Grants
Xomed research grant for instrumentation research

Major Contributions
Patent on liposhaver for plastic surgery
Co-author of rhinoplasty textbook
Pioneered the use of powered instrumentation in facial plastic surgery

Recent Publications
Becker DG, Weinberger MS, Miller P, Park SS, Wang TD, Cook TA, Tardy ME, Gross CW. The Liposhaver in Facial Plastic Surgery: A Multi-Institutional Experience. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 122:1161-1167, 1996.

Becker DG, Weinberger MS, Greene BA, Tardy ME. Clinical Study of Alar Anatomy and Surgery of the Alar Base. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 123:789-795, 1997.

Becker DG, Toriumi DM, Gross CW, Tardy ME. Power Instrumentation for Dorsal Nasal Reduction. Facial Plastic Surgery 13(4):291-297, 1997.

Becker DG, Kallman J, McLaughlin RB. Endoscopic Techniques and Powered Instrumentation in Facial Plastic Surgery. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 6:232-237, 1998.

Toriumi DM, Weinberger MS, Becker DG. Rhytidectomy. In Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 3rd edition, ed. Cummings et al, 1998.